Prehospital triage in the ambulance reduces infarct size and improves clinical outcome

American Heart Journal

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 276-282

  Postma, Sonja ^a   Dambrink, Jan Henk E ^b   De Boer, Menko Jan ^b   Gosselink, A T Marcel ^b   Eggink, Gerrit J ^c   Van De Wetering, Henri ^b,c   Hollak, Frans ^c   Ottervanger, Jan Paul ^b   Hoorntje, Jan C A ^b   Kolkman, Evelien ^a   Suryapranata, Harry ^a,b   Van'T Hof, Arnoud W J ^b  

^a Diagram BV   (Netherlands)

^b ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RAV IJsselland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATINE KINASE; HEPARIN; TIROFIBAN;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREHOSPITAL TRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

AMBULANCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 79851469206     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.10.028     Document Type: Article

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